Guard for razors.



No. 757,655. "BATE-mm) APR.1 9, 1904.

v J. GUINAN.

GUARD FOR RAZORS.

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UNITED STATES Patented April 19, 1904.

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GUARD FOR RAZORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 757,655, dated April19, 1904. Application filed September 15,1903. Serial No. 173,313. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, JOHN GUTNAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Guards for Razors, ofwhich the following is a specification.

To prevent painful and ofttimes serious injury from the use of razors inthe hands. of inexperienced persons or by adepts when on moving trains,vessels, or other conveyances, it is the usual practice to provide anattachment to shield the edge, While at the same time not interferingwith its successful use in the accustomed manner.

This invention aims to devise a guard embodying novel attaching meansfor securement of the same to the razor and which will admit of readilyshifting the guard-bar from one side of the blade to the other orremoving the device from the blade when it is required to hone, strop,or clean the razor or for any other purpose.

The improvement consists, essentially, of the peculiar formation of theguard-bar-attaching means and the novel combinations of parts, whichhereinafter will be more fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the drawings hereto attached and forming a part of the specification,Figure l is a side elevation of the guard, showing it applied to arazor,a portion of the handle being broken away. Fig. 2 is a View similar toFig. 1 as seen from the reverse side. Fig. 3 is a hori- Zontal sectionon the line X X of Fig. 2. Fig.

4 is a perspective View of the guard. Fig. 5

is an end view of the guard and raZor as seen from the toe of the blade.Fig. 6 is a section on the line Y Y of Fig. 2 on a larger scale. Fig. 7is a View similar to Fig. 6, showing a modification.- Fig. 8 is a detailperspective view of the post to which the guard-bar is pivoted and whichin turn is journaledv to the rear clip.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The guard comprises the guard-bar 1, front turned end of the guard-bar.form stops to offer resistance to the outward clip 2, rear clip 3, andpost 4, the latter being journaled to the lower portion of the rear clip3. The guard-bar 1 has its end portions curved in the same direction, soas to conform approximately to the toe and heel of the razorblade 5.Projections 6 are provided at opposite sides of the guard-bar andproperly space it. from the sides of the razor-blade to provide ampleclearance for the soap and heard when theinstrument is in use.

The front or outer clip 2 is of a shape to snugly embrace the back andsides of the razor-blade 5 at its outer end, as shown most clearly inFig. 5, and is formed of a sheet metal blank doubled upon itself andpivoted at 7 to the outer upturned end of the guardbar 1.The.pivotfastening 7, besides serving to connect the clip 2 to theguard-bar 1, also unites the legs'of the clip at their free ends. Theclip is provided with inwardly and rearwardly extended tongues 8, threein number, which embrace the back and opposite sides of the blade 5. Thetongues 8 flare slightly toward their extremities, so as to direct theclip upon the blade 5 when securing the outer or front end of theguard-bar in the final adjustment of the attachment to the razor. Thelegs of the clip are notched adjacent to the pivot-fastening 7, as shownat 9, and these notches receive lugs or lateral projections 10 atopposite sides of the bent or up- These lugs 10 movement of the clip 2,thereby rendering it necessary to apply appreciable force to disengagesaid clip from the blade 5, whereby as aresult casual displacement ofthe clip 2 is obviated. To disengage the clip 2 from the outer end ofthe blade 5, the upper end of the clip is pressed outward with forcesutficient ing rearward displacement of the guard. t tongues 8constituting the sole gripping securing means.

The inner or rear clip 3 is preferably constructed of a blank of sheetmetal doubled upon itself and bent to provide a sleeve 11 at the fold,which constitutes a bearing for the post 4, the side portions of theclip being formed to embrace the shank of the razorblade adjacent to theheel of the latter, said clip having inner points or extensions 12 atthe four corners, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 4, to extend overthe shank of the blade 5 and retain the clip 3 in place. A projection13, extended from a side of the clip, is curved inward at its free endand is of a length to engage with the heel of the blade 5, as shown mostclearly in Figs. 1 and 2, so as to prevent outwardmovement ordisplacement of the guard. Under ordinary conditions the grip of theclip 3 is sufficient to hold the clip in place; but a clamp or otherform of fastener may be employed to supplement the gripping action. Inthe preferred form the clamp or fastening approximates the shape of astaple, as shown at 14, the legs being round and adapted to enterkeepers 15 at the sides of the clip 3. One of the legs of thestaple-fastener is longer than the other to admit of the short legsclearing the upper portion of the shank of the blade 5 and the upperpart of the clip 3, whereby the fastening 14 may be turned to admit ofthe guard being detached from the razor. The closed end of the staple isflattened to admit ofthe thumb or finger obtaining a purchase thereonwhen securing the fastener home upon the clip 3. In the constructionshown in Fig.

7 the fastener 14 embraces opposite sides of the clip 3 without engagingkeepers thereof and may be of flat form.

The post 4 is journaled in the sleeve 11 of the clip 3 and is providedat its outer end with an outer bead or head 16 to limit the movement ofthe post in one direction, the opposite end of the post beinglongitudinally slotted, as shown at 17, to receive the upturned end ofthe guard-bar 1, which is pivoted thereto by the pin 18, the endportions of which project so as to engage with the front end of thesleeve 11 and in conjunction with the bead or head 16 preventlongitudinal move ment or play of the post. The slot 17 is of a width toadmit of a limited lateral play of the guard-bar, so it may adapt itselfto the blade 5 when arranged to lie against either side thereof, theturning of the post in the sleeve 11 providing for swinging of theguard-bar from one side of the blade to the other after the clip 2 hasbeen disengaged from the outer or front end of the blade 5.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Incombination, a razor, a guard adapted to lie along either side of theblade and spaced therefrom a determinate distance, a clip fit ed to theshank, a post journaled to the clip, means pivotally connecting the rearend of the guard to the post to admit of swinging the guard at its frontend toward and from the blade to clear the cuttingedge thereofpreliminary to swinging the guard from one side of the blade to theother by turning of the post in the clip, and means for securingtheouter end of the guard to the'front end of the razor when the said guardis moved to occupy a position at one side or the other of the blade.

2. In a guard for razors, the combination of a clip provided with abearing-sleeve, a post journaled in said sleeve and having an outerextension at one end, a guard-bar, a pin pivotally connecting theguard-bar to the opposite end of said post,an end of said pin projectingto engage with the bearing-sleeve and in conjunction with the said outerextension of the post to prevent longitudinal play thereof, and meansfor securing the outer end of the guard-bar to the razor, substantiallyas specified.

3. In a guard for razors, the combination of a clip to be secured to theshank of the razor and having a forward projection to engage with theheel of the razor-blade, a post journaled to said clip, a guard-barpivotally connected to said post, and means for securing the outer endof the guard-bar to the toe portion of the razor-blade, substantially asset forth.

4. In a guard for razors, the combination of the clip to be fitted tothe shank of the razor and having inner points or extensions to extendover the back of said shank, a post journaled to the clip, a guard-barpivoted to said post, and means for securing the guard-bar to the outerend of the razor-blade, substantially as described.

5. In a guard for razors, the combination of a clip to be fitted to theshank thereof, a guardbar pivotally connected with said clip, and afastener of staple form to supplement the action of the clip in securingthe latter to the razor, substantially as set forth.

6. In a guard for razors, the combination of a clip to be fitted t0 theshank thereof, a guardbar pivotally connected with said, clip, afastener of staple form having its legs of unequal length and adapted toembrace opposite sides of the clip, the longer leg being round, andkeepers at the sides of the clip to receive the legs of thestaple-fastener, substantially as set forth.

7 In combination, a razor, a guard, means for connecting the inner endof the guard to the rear portion of the razor, a clip pivoted to theouter end of the guard and adapted to secure said end to the front endof the blade, and lugs projected from opposite sides of the guard acrossthe path of the legs of the clip to prevent outward displacementthereof.

8. In a razor-guard, the combination of the IIO guard-bar having lugs atopposite sides, and a clip embracing opposite sides of the guardbar andpivoted thereto and having notched portions to receive the said lugs,substantially as set forth.

9. In combination, a razor, a guard, means pivotally connected with theinner end of the guard for seeurance thereof to the rear portion of theblade, a clip pivoted to the outer To end of the guard, and tonguesextended rearward from the clip to embrace the back and opposite sidesof the blade adjacent to the back, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN GUINAN.

Witnesses G NEVIEVE MATTHEWs, EMILY H. ENGLAND.

